"A Brandeis University report found that 10 Black women's hair salons in Boston were suffering from poor air quality."

"Researchers at Brandeis University are taking a closer look at air quality in an unexpected place: Black women’s hair salons.

Environmental studies professor Laura Goldin launched a study—with the help of 12 undergraduate students, the regional Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office and community partners—to check the air quality of 10 Black hair salons in Boston.

“It’s a very complicated space,” said student researcher Teleah Slater to the campus’ news site, Brandeis Now. “It is a safe place that Black women go to be together and leave feeling good about themselves. At the same time, it’s where women may go to conform to a White standard of beauty.”"